Canon PIXMA G3202

Canon PIXMA G3202 GI-290 Ink Bottles

The Canon PIXMA G3202 is a MegaTank refill-tank printer that prints with GI-290 Black (135 ml, about 6,000 pages), GI-290 Cyan (70 ml, about 7,000 pages), GI-290 Magenta (70 ml, about 7,000 pages), GI-290 Yellow (70 ml, about 7,000 pages). Clever Supplies compatible versions are filled to the original specification and carry a lifetime warranty.

On a refill-tank printer, the purchase that repeats is the bottle, so that is where the PIXMA G3202's service life is decided. The compatible range below matches the yields, and since ink is almost entirely the running cost of a MegaTank, the saving comes from the price, not from smaller fills.

Canon rates the black bottle higher per fill than any cartridge on this site — about 6,000 pages. This was the first MegaTank bottle family Canon sold in the US, and its printers are the ones that proved refill tanks in the home market.

Which ink should you buy for the PIXMA G3202?

Compatible Canon GI-290 Black Ink Bottle — $13.49 — usually the first bottle to run low.
Compatible Canon GI-290 Cyan Ink Bottle — $14.99 — refills just the cyan tank from its own 70 ml bottle.
Compatible Canon GI-290 Magenta Ink Bottle — $14.99 — refills just the magenta tank, at the same 70 ml fill as cyan and yellow.
Compatible Canon GI-290 Yellow Ink Bottle — $14.99 — refills just the yellow tank when its level is the low one.
Compatible Canon GI-290 Set of 4 BCMY Ink Bottles — $47.94 — all four GI-290 bottles together for a complete tank refresh.

Refilling and everyday use

No chip stands between a G3202 owner and a refill: the system is keyed, self-stopping and spill-free, and the printer reads the tank level directly, so there is nothing to reset afterward. Use only the bottle color that matches the tank, let the ink settle for a few minutes before a big print run, and store opened bottles capped, upright and out of sunlight. Regular light use is the best maintenance — an idle MegaTank print head clogs sooner than a busy one, and steady use is what keeps this hardware in service.